Shawsheen Valley Tech (Billerica, MA)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Rams
Colors: Purple/White
Coach: Al Costabile
League: Commonwealth - Large
Playoff Division: 5
Playoff Division Rank: #26

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: -8.5
2014 National Rank: #9873
2014 State Rank: #198
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: -2.9
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2015 Starting Power Rating: -11.4
2015 National Rank: #10372
2015 State Rank: #205
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): -1.6
Dynasty National Rank: #8769
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 9.8
Dynasty Record: 85-47 (35-18 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 5-4
2014 League Record/Finish: 2-1 (tied for 2nd)
2014 Points For Average: 15.7
2014 Points Against Average: 18.3
2014 Differential: -2.6
2014 Wins: #10201 Northeast Metro RVT (Wakefield) (13-8), #10201 Northeast Metro RVT (Wakefield) (21-16), #13302 Manchester Essex/Rockport (Manchester) (28-21), #13668 Greater Lowell Tech (Tyngsborough) (20-14), #13668 Greater Lowell Tech (Tyngsborough) (32-0)
2014 Losses: #4494 Whittier RVT (Haverhill) (39-14), #4849 Watertown (26-6), #7451 Austin Prep (Reading) (28-0), #7891 Arlington Catholic (Arlington) (13-7)
2014 Opponents W-L: 43-57
Recent State Championships: 2010 (E-IV), 2007 (Vocational Large), 2006 (Vocational Large)
Recent League Championships: 2012, 2011 (tied for 1st), 2010, 2004 (tied for 1st; Commonwealth Large)
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 9/11 vs Ashland, 9/19 Arlington Catholic (Arlington), 9/26 Mystic Valley Regional (Malden), 10/3 Whittier RVT (Haverhill), 10/9 at Northeast Metro RVT (Wakefield), 10/16 at Essex Tech (Danvers), 10/24 Greater Lawrence Tech (Andover), 11/26 at Greater Lowell Tech (Tyngsborough)
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Ashland (6.9), Essex Tech (Danvers) (0), Whittier RVT (Haverhill) (-0.6)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Greater Lowell Tech (Tyngsborough) (-28.5), Greater Lawrence Tech (Andover) (-16.1), Northeast Metro RVT (Wakefield) (-13)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -7.6 (-9.9 overall)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -7.3
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.3
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #207
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #10204
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-5
2015 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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